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The adjoining figure shows a schematic representation of a steel plate girder to be used as a simply supported beam with a concentrated load. For stiffeners, PQ (running along the beam axis) and RS (running between the top and bottom flanges) which of the following pairs of statements will be TRUE?

The adjoining figure shows a schematic representation of a steel plate girder to be used as a simply supported beam with a concentrated load. For stiffeners, PQ (running along the beam axis) and RS (running between the top and bottom flanges) which of the following pairs of statements will be TRUE? Correct Answer <p>(i) RS helps to prevent local buckling of the web.</p> <p>(ii) PQ should be placed in the compression side of the flange.</p>

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Important Points

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  • In plate girder, the flange is designed to resist bending moment
  • The web is designed to resist the shear resulting from loads

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